Impact of pre-interventional arterial remodeling on subsequent vessel behavior after balloon angioplasty: a serial intravascular ultrasound study
Hiroyuki Okura, MDa,
Motoya Hayase, MDa,
Shinichi Shimodozono, MDa,
Heidi N. Bonneau, RN, MSa,
Paul G. Yock, MDa and
Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD*,a
a Center for Research in Cardiovascular Interventions, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California USA

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Figure 1 Changes in vessel, plaque and lumen area before and after balloon angioplasty. IR/NR = intermediate or negative remodeling; LA = lumen area; PA = plaque area; PR = positive remodeling; VA = vessel area.
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Figure 2 Changes in vessel, plaque and lumen area during six-month follow-up after balloon angioplasty. IR/NR = intermediate or negative-remodeling; LA = lumen area; PA = plaque area; PR = positive remodeling; VA = vessel area.
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